John Cleveland, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 October 20
Author
Cleveland, John
Date20 October, 1766
ms number766570
abstractCleveland writes that he has heard from Jonathan Parsons of a letter,
sent to England by Secretary Oliver, intended to do damage to Occom and Whitaker
in
England. He mentions that Parsons intends to write to England and state the truth.
handwritingHandwriting is somewhat informal and stylized, yet mostly
clear and legible.
paperSingle sheet is in fair condition, with moderate staining,
creasing and wear that leaves it somewhat fragile.
inkBlack.
noteworthyThere are two marks — a check mark and a W —
after the trailer on one verso that are likely 19th-century. These marks
have not
been included in the transcription. Cleveland references a letter from Whitaker
to
Parsons that is quoted in manuscript 766540.
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Norwich
October
20th 1766.—
Rev. and dear Sir,
I am now at this Place, but design Home
next Week by the Leave of divine Providence,
It was my full purpose When I Set out from
Home, to have come by your house and paid you a visit;
But the badness of the way for Carriages, and the
the shortness of my Time to perform my visit
in, to My near Relations, has prevented me.
You can't be
more disappointed than I and
My spouse are.
I saw your good Friend
Mr.
Little of
Newburyport a little before I left home; who desired to be remembered to and by you.
and I met the Rev.
Mr.
Jonathan Parsons, Who
was returning Home from
Boston. he desired to
be remembered to you, and told me, that he
had just received a Letter from the Rev.
Mr.
Whitaker, with a Copy of a Letter enclosed
Which was Sent to
England by
Secretary Oliver
representing some Things respecting
Mr.
Whitaker and
Mr.
Occom in Such a Light as would
naturally tend to prevent his success in
Eng‐land. and
Mr.
Parsons
also told me he intended
to write immediately to
England to set that
matter in a just Light and get his Elders to
Sign the Same with him.—
As the cause is of God, that you are engaged in, you may expect the grand adversary will exert himself to his uttermost to throw
obstructions in the way of it's Succeeding; but all will prove abortive: be of good cheer the Lord will confound the grand adversary;